True West: An Illustrated Guide to the Heyday of the Western
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (997 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0875653790 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 175 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has contributed articles to Entertainment Weekly and American Film, and to such NPR shows as Morning Edition and Fresh Air. Michael Barson has a Ph.D. in American Culture, and is the author of more than a dozen celebrations of American popular culture, including Better Dead Than Red!, Teenage Confidential, and Lost, Lonely & Vicious. Barson grew up in Eisenhower-
Today that colorful period continues to resonate in the collective imagination of red-blooded Americans everywhereand now we have True West, which illustrates, in hundreds of full-color illustrations, how America’s mass media stamped that vision so indelibly on our collective unconscious over the past century, into today.Boasting hundreds of rare and colorful movie posters, pulp magazines, television memorabilia, advertisements, paperback books, record album jackets, toys, and clothing, True West covers such hugely popular television series as Gunsmoke, The Lone Ranger, and Bonanza, along with classic Western novels, including Shane, The Searchers, Welcome to Hard Times and that epic of all epics, Lonesome Dove.True West bows to the icons who ruled the silver screenTom Mix, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, John Wayne, and Clint Eastwood, to name a few, while offering up such indelible movie triumphs as Red River, The Searchers, Hud, The Wild Bunch, and Unforgiven.It also showcases the great Wes
A Fun Resource For Western Fans "True West" taps into that "little boy" that still lives somewhere deep within us---the youngster who grew up on old western movies, comic books, and television shows. It has been theorized that we never outgrow our love for our western heroes, we just hide that love a little better as we age. Grab this book, relax a bit, and allow yo. For Every Eastwood & Deadwood Fan! The reproduction of early rare and colorful movie posters alone makes this a great book. For every Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Clint Eastwood fan.. Wester info book Book was purchased as gift for my Dad's 85th D'day who loves westerns. He is awesified with it and tallks about it constantly. AMAZON came through again as usual ! Thank-you.
About the AuthorMichael Barson has a Ph.D. He has contributed articles to Entertainment Weekly and American Film, and to such NPR shows as Morning Edition and Fresh Air. Barson grew up in Eisenhower-era Massachusetts, but despite that is well aware how good a Shiner Bock on ice can taste.. in American Culture, and is the author of more than a dozen celebrations of American popular culture, including Better Dead Than Red!, Teenage Confidential, and Lost, Lonely & Vicious